OBJECTIVES Urinalysis is one of the most commonly performed tests in the clinical laboratory. However, manual microscopic sediment examination is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and lacks standardization in high-volume laboratories. In this study, the concordance of analyses between manual microscopic examination and two different automatic urine sediment analyzers has been evaluated. DESIGN...

a 3-year-old girl was presented with periorbital edema, hypertension, proteinuria, and hematuria. she recovered clinically after 9 days with normal urinalysis. during the follow-up, she developed recurrent episodes of nephrotic syndrome. the kidney biopsy revealed mild mesangial proliferation and a low dose of prednisolone could effectively control the disease. iran j med sci 2005; 30(1): 38-40...

PURPOSE To determine if urinary symptoms or urinary tract infections (UTI) were associated with sexually transmitted infections (STI) and which history, clinical, and laboratory findings could distinguish these infections in symptomatic women. METHODS A cross-sectional sample of 296 sexually active females aged 14-22 years attending a hospital-based teen health center or emergency department ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the validity of the Uriscreen, a rapid diagnostic test based on the detection of urine catalase for the early detection of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children, compared with standard urinalysis and dipstick tests. STUDY DESIGN. Cross-sectional study. STUDY POPULATION Children 1 month to 17 years of age who presented to the emergency department of a pediatric terti...

Workplace drug urinalysis protocols include an initial immunoassay followed by a confirmatory gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) test of immunoassaypositive samples. (Drug categories that are commonly tested include: amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methadone, methaqualone, opiates, phencyclidine, and propoxyphene. Not all dru...